LAHORE – The Punjab Health Department claimed that round the clock labour room facilities are being provided in 150 basic health units and the number of these BHUs will be increased to 650 by April 30. A sum of Rs 1025 million from UK Department for International Development (DFID) grant had been allocated for the provision of food supplement to pregnant women and under nourished children, a Health Department spokesman said.
He said that a summary had been sent to the Chief Minister for getting approval for the purchase of food supplement through Unicef while remaining funds would be utilised for uplift of different health programmes and purchase of ambulances.
The spokesman further said that integrated Mother and New-born Child Health (IRMNCH) Programme has been launched in Punjab to be supervised by Additional Director General Health. He said that concrete steps have been taken by the government for mother & child healthcare, minimising maternal mortality rate, besides population welfare.
Steps had been taken for optimum utilisation grant provided by UK Department for International Development (DFID) for different healthcare programmes including mother & child health and EPI, the spokesman further said.
